Improvement in pipe-tongs



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SAMUEL sTONE, OF NORTH MANCHESTER,OONNEOTIOUT.

IMPROVEMENT IN PlPE-TONGS,

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 165,271, dated July 6,1875; application filed September 21, 1874.

1' 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SAMUEL STONE, of NorthManchester, county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvement in Grappling- Tongs; and to enableothers skilled in the art to make and use the same I will proceed todescribe, referring to the drawing, in which the sa'me letters indicatelike parts.

The nature of this invention consists in makinn; the tongs first in thecommon way. Then in the face of the jaws, which close together flush inthe common way, are formed circular depressions and grappling-teeth, sothat when rod or calk it may be easily and quickly removed.

In the accompanying drawings is shown a I side View of this invention.

care the handles. b are the jaws. c is the fulcrum or joint-pin. Thejaws b are made to close together flush each side. In the faces of thesejaws are formed circular depressions d and grappling-teeth 6.

By the use of this instrument various sized calks may be held and turnedsecurely and firmly in a sh0e,and by turning the tongs over and placingit Onto the calk and turned in the opposite direction the call: can beeasily and quickly removed, and may be conveniently done while on theroad.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

' The jaws b I), provided with seats d d and teeth 6 0, arranged asshown and described.

SAMUEL STONE. [L.s.]

Witnesses:

' U. H. DOUGLAS,

JEREMY W. BLIss.

